On this week's podcast Alan Gibson guests to discuss the Japan national team and his trip to Bangkok for the Thailand game (to 19:15) and J1 scrapping the two-stage system (to 30:15) in Part 1. Part 2 includes a full wrap of J1 Matchday 28 and all the permutations at both ends of the table, before we finish with a quick look at J2 and J3, and Alan previews Issue 21 of JSoccer Magazine.